Carrie Underwood Research Paper

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Artist Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood was born on March 10, 1983 in Muskogee, Oklahoma. She is the daughter of Carole and Stephen Underwood. She was raised on her parents' farm in Checotah, Oklahoma, near Muskogee. Both of her parents worked. Her mother taught elementary school and her father worked in a sawmill. She is the youngest of three girls. Her sisters’ names are Shanna and Stephanie. She starting singing at the age of 3 and during her childhood, Underwood performed at Robbins Memorial Talent Show and at her local church. She later sang for local events in Checotah, including Old Settler's Day and the Lion's Club (Biography Today, 2007).
Regarded as one of the most successful artists in any musical genre, Underwood had a fast impact on the music industry. She is a famous singer, songwriter and actress. She has been active from 2005 to present, 2016. While in high school, she was a member of an honor society, a cheerleader, and played basketball and softball but she chose not to pursue singing after she graduated. She explained that "After high school, I pretty much gave up on the dream of singing. I had reached a point in my life where I had to be practical and prepare for my future in the
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Underwood has said that this album has a darker storyline than her previous albums. Blown Away made number one on the Billboard 200 of the Country Albums Chart and the Digital Albums chart in the United States, selling more than 267,000 in its first week. (Official Carrie Underwood Site, 2012).
Carrie Underwood starred as Maria in The Sound of Music live on Broadway and she thoroughly enjoyed that role. When it was over, she felt like she could really buckle down and start working on her next album. Underwood also stated she had also begun planning another tour but that she hadn’t thought much about how she wanted it to sound. She admitted to loving the energy that rock concerts had (Wikipedia,

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